Mcmahan, Audrey

February 15, 2007

Audrey McMahan of Federalsburg, MD, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, February 12, 2007. She was 80. She was born on June 28, 1926 in Hobbs, Caroline County, Maryland the daughter of the late Frank and Narcissa Neighbors Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee D. McMahan on March 7, 1990. She was a member of Union United Methodist Church , United Methodist Women, and the Circle Ruth. She was a member of Nanticoke Chapter 64 Order of the Eastern Star . She was a past member of the Federalsburg Branch of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Memorial Hospital Association. She had previously served on the boards of Caroline County Hospice and Channel Marker. While raising five children, she played a vital role in supporting her husband in all of his business ventures, best known being Tri-Gas and Oil. She spent countless hours working with her close friends in the Union Church kitchen, serving various civic organizations. One of their most ambitious accomplishments was serving 1500 cyclists for Cycle Across Maryland. She is survived by two sons, Douglas Lee McMahan and his wife Ann, of Gainesville, GA, Keith McMahan and his wife, Darlene of Denton, three daughters, Peggy Fuller and Mike Wickline of Easton, Kathy Hurley and her husband, Keith of Hurlock, Donna Buchanan and her husband, Phil of Fallston, Maryland, 11 grandchildren, Cindy Barrett and her husband Greg, Lisa McMahan, Chris Fuller and his wife, Sharon, Nash McMahan, Julie McMahan, David McMahan and his wife, Brooke, Amy Hurley, Ashley Massey, and her husband Rhandy, Lexi Buchanan, Savannah Buchanan and Kristina Buchanan, 10 great-grandchildren, three sisters, Louise Horney of Denton, Bess Todd of Frederick, MD, Evelyn Danley of Skellytown, TX, a brother, Paul Adams of Denton. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Liden Adams, Jack Adams, Norman Adams and a sister, Virginia Miller. Funeral services are planned for Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg with the Rev. David Heistand and Ray Hopkins officiating. Friends may call the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday and 12-2 p.m. on Sunday. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg. Serving as pallbearers will be Keith Hurley, Philip Buchanan, Mike Wickline, Nash McMahan, David McMahan, and Chris Fuller. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Re-Creation, a non-profit organization of young individuals that perform at Veterans Hospitals across the United States, at P.O. Box 220, Port Traverton, PA 17864 or to the Caroline County Hospice, Post Office Box 362, Denton, MD 21629.